Ryan's Gig Guide - July 2019

 www.ryansgigguide.com  media@rggmag.com  0121 374 2890 PO Box 7367, STOURBRIDGE, DY8 9GW Editor DaveVale Reviews Nick J.Townsend Content & Design PeterWilliams July 2019 Whilst we try to get all gig listings and dates correct, it is advisable to check with the venue before travelling. Text and advertising are copyright of Ryan’s Gig Guide. Reproduction in part or whole without written permission is strictly prohibited.The views and comments expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the publisher.  Features 6 Cherry Pickles 10 Black Country Music Awards 16 Liars At The Witch Trial 18 A Flock Of Seagulls 20 A Guide To Supporting Bands In The streaming Age 24 The Music Industry Explained - Part 6 28 REVIEW: Strandberg Boden Bass 32 Local 33 A Verdict: The Space Raphaella Kornarskis Giant And The Georges Mallavora 36 Andy Oliveri And The Mountaineers 37 Shonen Knife Gig Listings 8 Mondays & Tuesdays 9 Wednesdays 13 Thursdays 16 Fridays 26 Saturdays 34 Sundays Contributors Nick J Townsend Adam Roberts Fat Bloke With No Tattoos Specialist Subject Records Cover Art used by kind permission of Prisciola B Advertising Lora Bennett  advertising@rggmag.com MILL RACE LANE STOURBRIDGE 01384 397177 www.theriverrooms.com July Tuesday 2nd SINGLES & FRIENDS NIGHT Friday 5th THE BON JOVI EXPERIENCE Saturday 6th MAETLIVE &THE NEVER NERLAND EXPRESS Friday 12th PUREWHITNEY HOUSTON Saturday 13th CUSTOM BIKE SHOW Saturday 13th THE COMMANDMENTS Sunday 14th AMERICAN STYLEWRESTLING Tuesday 16th SINGLES & FRIENDS NIGHT Friday 19th WHITETYGER Saturday 20th ICONIC 80SV 90S Friday 26th AC/DC UK Saturday 27th MATRIX CLUB MATRIX R O Chapel Ash,Wolverhampton,WV3 9PH www.royaloakwolverhampton.co.uk www.facebook.com/RoyalOakChapelAsh Thu 4TH JAZZ NIGHT Fri 5TH MALC EVANS Sat 6TH JUNCTION FESTIVAL DON’T PANIC Dan & Blade Nikki Rous Rumour Lauren Grace Matt Sayers Pete & Shalane Fri 12TH HANNAH AND BRI AN Sat 13TH TRIOVATION Fri 19TH THE PEAS Sat 20TH DUKES Fri 26TH CHLOE MOGG Sat 27TH INSPIRATION DRIVE Open Mic EveryWednesday Jam Night Every Other Thursday Jazz Night Every ThirdThursday Inassociationwith I i i i Supporting liveMusic in Birmingham & The Black Country i li i i i i l JULY 2019 Winner:Best Mag/Vlog/Blog WIN GIG TICKETS GIG PREVIEWS REVIEWS 100s OF GIG LISTINGS Cherry Pickles Black CountryMusic Awards Liars At TheWitch Trial A Flock Of Seagulls The Space Raphaella Kornarskis Giant And The Georges Mallavora Andy Oliveri And TheMountaineers Shonen Knife +more! WINNER Best Mag/Vlog/Blog How to get in Ryan’s Gig Guide: Got a gig? Our main aim is to get people to come to your gigs, so we need to know about them! You can submit them via our website or email us: m www ,ryansgigguide.com  media@rggmag.com Want to be featured? Great photos and interesting biogs/press releases make the best features. Bands /artists MUST be playing a local gig in the near future and venues MUST be putting on live music regularly. Non gig-related mu- sic news is very welcome too. Email us:  media@rggmag.com Got a new release? We do our best to review everything submitted to us. You can email streaming or download links to us, or send physical copies:  media@rggmag.com building RGG PO Box 7367 STOURBRIDGE DY8 9GW www.ryansgigguide.com rgg Jul 2019 5